Dream DADU

We design, finance, and build exquisite, detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs).

Whether aging-in-place, multi-generational living, a teen getaway, or a cash-flowing property, our goal is to deliver happiness to every client!

10/07/2026

The Hideaway. The Haven. The Retreat. The Lair.

Twenty-four floor plans, landing in November.

A backyard home for a parent and one for a workshop aren't the same building, even at the same square footage. So we drew both — and most of them twice.

Square footages, dimensions, and the kind of information you'd usually have to call someone to get.

Next month at DreamDADU.com

09/30/2026

"My neighbor built one, so I figured I'd look into it."

That's how most of these conversations start. And it's usually where they stall — because what worked on their lot may have nothing to do with yours.

We're holding a free session in Issaquah on October 14 to go through it plainly: what the rules allow today, what building a backyard cottage actually costs and what drives the range, and how long it takes from first conversation to finished structure. We'll also walk through a quick way to check whether your own lot is likely to qualify.

You don't need to be planning anything. Most people who come are still deciding whether it makes sense for them at all. Nothing is sold in the room, and the last half hour is entirely questions.

Wednesday, October 14 · doors 5:45, program 6:00–7:30
Gibson Hall, Issaquah · free to attend

This is one of a series we're running across Eastside communities, so if the date or the drive doesn't work, there will be another nearby.

Curious — is it the rules, the cost, or the timeline that's unclear for you?

09/23/2026

Some things don't survive a floor plan. The light at eight in the morning. The quiet. The way a doorway feels.

Twelve seconds inside one of ours.

Would you stay, or keep looking?

09/16/2026

Most people assume a free session run by a builder is a sales pitch. This one isn't.

Nothing gets sold in the room. No packages, no pricing sheets, no follow-up you didn't ask for. Toph speaks for about an hour, and the last half hour belongs to whatever you want to ask.

What gets covered: which rules actually apply to your lot after the last few years of changes, what a backyard home costs to build and the decisions that move that number most, and the real timeline from first conversation to finished.

Bring your property address. At the last one we pulled real lots up on screen and read them out loud, and a few people stayed after to keep going with our architects.

Tuesday, September 22 — Bothell Library, in the public meeting room. It isn't a library-run program. Doors at 5:45, program 6:00–7:30. Free, and parking is free.

Twenty-five seats, which is what keeps it a conversation rather than an audience.

Registration link in the comments.

09/11/2026

"I don't want to be a burden."

Almost every parent says some version of it — usually right before insisting they're fine.

It's rarely about the help. It's about not wanting to become a guest in someone else's house.

That's what a backyard home is actually for. Their own front door. Their own coffee at their own hour. Their own quiet. And you, steps away, close enough to notice when something changes.

The goal was never to move them in. It was to move them closer.

If you've been turning this over, send us your address and we'll tell you what your lot can hold.

09/02/2026

Square footage isn't what makes a backyard home feel like home.
Three things do, and they're all settled before construction starts:

- Where the light lands — windows set for your mornings, not just the code minimum.
- What you see from the door — your view, theirs, and the neighbor's, planned so no one feels watched.
- What you don't hear — two households keeping different hours on the same lot, and neither one noticing.

You won't see any of it in the square footage. You'll feel all of it the first morning someone wakes up in there.

Light, view, or quiet — which would you notice first?

08/26/2026

The backyard home that helps pay for itself.

Same lot you already own — now with a small, well-designed home on it that can bring in rent, month after month. Some families use it for income. Some start there and shift to family later. The land does the work either way.

Rent it, or keep it in the family? Tell us below.

08/19/2026

The upgrade was in the backyard the whole time.

No new address. No new commute. No goodbye to the street you chose — just a second home a few steps from your back door, and more of the place you already love.

Would you build before you'd move? Tell us below.

Address

Bellevue, WA
98005

Telephone

+14257363292

Website

http://www.dreamdadu.com/, https://calendly.com/dreamgroupllc/dreamdadu, https://DreamDadu.eventbrite.com/

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